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Eletrobras, Copel energy companies hit by ransomware attacks
Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras (Eletrobras) and Companhia Paranaense de Energia (Copel), two major electric utilities companies in Brazil have announced that they suffered ransomware attacks over the past week.
- February 05, 2021
- 03:46 AM
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The Week in Ransomware - January 15th 2021 - Locking you up
It has been another quiet week for ransomware, though we did have some interesting stories come out this week.
- January 15, 2021
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New Webinar: Choose Your Own Investigation — Browser Attack Edition
Modern attacks have shifted focus to the browser, yet detection tools remain largely blind to the crucial activity happening there.
Join Push Security on February 11th for an interactive "choose-your-own-adventure" webinar on ClickFix, credential phishing, and other in-browser attacks we've observed in the wild.
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DarkSide ransomware decryptor recovers victims' files for free
Romanian cybersecurity firm Bitdefender has released a free decryptor for the DarkSide ransomware to allow victims to recover their files without paying a ransom.
- January 11, 2021
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DarkSide ransomware's Iranian hosting raises U.S. sanction concerns
Ransomware negotiation firm Coveware has placed the DarkSide operation on an internal restricted list after the threat actors announced plans to host infrastructure in Iran.
- November 15, 2020
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The Week in Ransomware - November 13th 2020 - Extortion gone wild
There were not many known large ransomware attacks this week, but we have seen ransomware operations evolving their tactics to extort their victims further.
- November 14, 2020
- 12:42 AM
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DarkSide ransomware is creating a secure data leak service in Iran
The DarkSide Ransomware operation claims they are creating a distributed storage system in Iran to store and leak data stolen from victims. To show they mean business, the ransomware gang has deposited $320 thousand on a hacker forum.
- November 13, 2020
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Darkside ransomware donates $20K of extortion money to charities
The operators of Darkside ransomware have donated some of the money they made extorting victims to nonprofits Children International and The Water Project.
- October 20, 2020
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DarkSide Ransomware hits North American real estate developer
North American land developer and home builder Brookfield Residential is one of the first victims of the new DarkSide Ransomware.
- August 25, 2020
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The Week in Ransomware - August 21st 2020 - Ransomware Ahoy!
While it wasn't a big week for new ransomware variants, we did learn about some ransomware attacks against very large organizations.
- August 21, 2020
- 07:02 PM
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DarkSide: New targeted ransomware demands million dollar ransoms
A new ransomware operation named DarkSide began attacking organizations earlier this month with customized attacks that have already earned them million-dollar payouts.
- August 21, 2020
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